Category: Generals

Newcomers’ Meet and Greet – welcome to the Ranch

Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills The Newcomers’ Gathering is a chance for our new residents to introduce themselves to the community and to other new residents just arriving. This gives new residents a chance to meet other new residents, to hear about activities and events at the Ranch. Resident veterans have volunteered to come occasionally…

Unit Happenings

Ranch 7up women’s social Linda Shannon-Hills One can be a stranger, even from a neighbor but the women decided to bridge the gap to begin a closer tie to their neighbors. The women of unit 7 met for a social on the Event Patio at the Ranch House on Friday, April 5, overlooking the beautiful…

Remodeling projects featured in 2019 SBCO Home Tour

Nancy McCluskey-Moore The 2019 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Home Tour proved to be as overwhelmingly popular as the previous year’s event. All 300 admission tickets were sold in the first three hours of sales. Attendees and docents were able to see a variety of floor plans that had been transformed and personalized through skillful remodeling…

Kids’ Closet provides school attire to local children

Nancy McCluskey-Moore For the past 23 years Kids’ Closet has been providing children with new school clothing to raise their self-esteem and encourage school attendance. Twice each school year, in the fall and spring, thousands of students from rural nearby communities arrive at the Kids’ Closet in Mammoth to choose new clothing. Children eligible to…

SaddleBrooke Outreach Happenings

2019 SBCO food drive breaks all records Nancy McCluskey-Moore and Robert L. Wample SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) and Tri-Community Food Bank (TFB) are grateful to the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who supported this year’s tremendously successful food drive. This year’s effort brought in over $68,000 in cash donations (a 32% increase over last year)…

The Charles Co. named among top 10 growth agencies

Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce the The Charles Co. & Associates Inc. of Sun Lakes, Arizona has been named one of the Top 10 growth agencies for the Company in Arizona for 2018. The agency was recognized at a luncheon meeting in Mesa and at a reception with all regional associates, where they and…

SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners Club

Master Gardener Training Course Carol Crawford The Master Gardener Training Course will once again be offered at SaddleBrooke on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon beginning November 7, 2019 through February 13, 2020. This is an intensive 13 week lecture series given by local Master Gardeners, guest lecturers from the University of Arizona and other…

Ranchers go two-steppin’

Janelle Arthur Ranch residents with a passion for Western dancing gathered at the Cadillac Chaparral in Catalina on Saturday, March 23. Twelve Ranch couples enjoyed dinner, then took to the dance floor. Ranch residents Bill and Judy Henderson provided the music and demonstrated the two-step for first-timers. By the end of the evening, dancers had…

Arizona Pathfinders trip planned

Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour (Monday–Friday) on September 30–October 4, 2019, to the Colorado Plateau. Join us for an adventuresome tour to this region and meet Hopi and Navajo artisans and learn about their art and culture. This is a wonderful opportunity…

Seeking summer substitutes

A special opportunity exists for two or more people that would like to contribute time and talent to support the dogs at the Pinal County Animal Care and Control Shelter (PCACC) without having to interact directly with the shelter’s dogs. Residents of SaddleBrooke, which is located in Pinal County, successfully funded and built nearly 90…